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Discoaster pentaradiatus communis [SSP] [10102].pdf
Citation: Discoaster pentaradiatus Tan Sin Hok 1927 communis Filipescu & Hanganu 1960Taxonomic rank: sub-speciesLanguage: FRType age (chronostrat): AquitanianStandardised type level: 121_LOWER MIOCENEType locality: RomaniaType repository: Bucharest Univ, Pal Lab colnRepository Country: RomaniaFarinacci catalog page (& compiler): 10102Current citation: Ascidian spicules - class Ascidiaceae
References:
Filipescu, M. & Hanganu, E. (1960). Sur les Discoastérides du Tertiare du N-O de l'Olténie. Revue Roumaine de Géologie Géophysique et Géographie. 4(2): 217-232. gs
Discoaster pentaradiatus communis: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 20-7-2025